Army Staff Sgt. Donald N. Davis
Death: Aug 24, 2004
" of Saginaw Mich.; assigned to the 660th Transportation Company Army Reserve Zanesville Ohio; killed Aug. 24 when an M915A tractor and an M106A2 tanker trailer rolled over an embankment in Fallujah Iraq. A postcard that Donald N. Davis wrote to his wife Linda's coworkers arrived just hours after they got word of his death. In it he thanked them for a care package of Kool-Aid gum and snacks. Then he added a P.S.: ""Take good care of Linda she's one of a kind."" Davis42 of Saginaw Mich. died Aug. 24 when a tractor and a tanker trailer rolled over an embankment. He was based in Zanesville Ohio. The father of two teenage girls Davis had been in Iraq since late last year. ""He was a very dedicated family man his brother Alan Davis said. Whatever it took to make kids happy he did it."" Davis came from a military family and enlisted after graduating from high school. His father Bill Davis is a veteran as are many of his siblings. ""We are a very patriotic family that believes in serving in the military Alan Davis said. We may not be the best Americans but we believe we're good Americans."" — Associated Press"